Hey! Just a heads up, there is probably only going to be one or two more chapters for this story. So, enjoy it while it lasts! Oh and always remember, NEVER FORGET- wait. What was it? Oh. Umm, I forget. WOW that's embarrasing...
~Ella's POV~
"Callie, what did I do?"
"You embarrassed me," Callie said, although it was muffled.
"Well, it was just a demonstration. You shouldn't feel ashamed. Heck, think of how embarrassing it would be for me to have you actually beat me? I mean, I'm the teacher for Pete's sake!"
Callie looked up. "No, a boy I like was in that crowd. Now he probably thinks I'm a doofus."
"Oh, that's what this is about." Ella sighed, she'd been there before. Many times. "So, who is the totally awesome guy you have a crush on?"
"Sam, son of Apollo." (I don't know if there really is a son of Apollo named Sam, so don't get your hopes up. And if there is and he is way older than Callie, well this Sam is twelve.) Callie replied.
"Oh," Ella responded. She could kind of see why Callie liked him. He had bright blond hair, and dark brown eyes. She thought that Sam was a great musician. Well, all children of Apollo are. But Ella was more of a dark haired type.
"He probably will never talk to me now." Callie stated, facing her sister.
"Now, what makes you think that?"
"Umm. . . I don't know. . ."
"Well just turn that frown upside down! No guy likes a girl who is a push over! Now stand up straight soldier!" At this, Callie giggled but did as she was told.
"Now, I want you to march over to the Apollo Cabin," Ella said in her best commando voice. "And talk to this boy Sam, get to know him! Go for a walk!" Ella paused to look at her sister. "Do I make myself clear soldier?"
Callie stood and saluted her. "Mam yes mam!"
"Well what are you waiting for? Now go get you're man!"
Callie went out the door.
"Wait!" Ella called after her, in her normal voice. "Show him your sun traveling powers! I bet he'll think it's super cool!"
Ella collapsed on her bed. Wow, she thought. I love being an older sister.
~Connor's POV~
Man, preparing for a Roman camp to destroy your totally awesome Greek camp was, exhausting. Emphases' on the exhaust-part.
Connor and Travis went over to check on the traps and such that their cabin was working on. One group, (Travis and Connor had made this into a 'game' for the cabin) made a smoke machine that would spray poisonous gas into the enemy's camp. The problem was, and they were just testing this with fake smoke mind you, it kept leaking exhaust. So they had to fix that.
And a number of other things. But that wasn't the real problem. Where they were set up, it was right next to the sword arena. And Connor kept going into Ella Land. Where there are rainbows and butterflies and unicorns and lollipops. And, most importantly, Ella.
So he kept getting sidetracked when he looked over there, going to Ella land. Once it got so bad Travis had to punch him in the stomach to get his attention again.
"Dude," Travis told him at lunch break. "You got it bad for her."
"Yeah, I know." He glanced over there again, and watched. Ella and her group of 'trainees' hadn't had a break yet. They were still fighting. Not as in arguing, but practicing for when the Romans came. Today was the last day, but the little tweens had learned so much and were almost as good as the best swordsman the camp had ever had. Luke Castellen, that is, before he turned evil.
"DUDE! DUDE YOU'RE ZONED OUT AGAIN!" Travis yelled at him. "I'm trying to talk to you!"
That jerked Connor back to reality. "W-what?"
"We need to finish the big trap, you know the one where as soon as they cross the fire comes up at them."
"Oh yeah," He and Travis had come up with an idea to 'scare'/'prank' the Romans. They were going to set up a trigger plate that, when stood on, would blast fire all around the camp borders. But it wasn't going to be Greek fire, yeah nothing could put out the stuff, but they didn't want to risk burning down the camp. "All we need to do is get the fire in place."
"Yeah, and hope it doesn't back-FIRE on us." Travis said. "No pun intended."
"You know, even though you say 'no pun intended' it makes the pun intended."
"Does not."
"Does too."
"Does not!"
"Does too!"
"Does not!"
"Does not!"
"Does too!"
"Ha!"
"Dang it." Travis sighed and shook his head while Connor did his victory dance.
~Ella's POV~
Callie came back, all laugh-y and cheery.
"So," Ella started like one of those girls from 'Jersey Shore' "What happened gurl?"
"Oh, nothing extraordinary. Just friends for now. But I'm happy with it that way."
"Did you show him your sun traveling powers?" Ella asked, dying to know for the details.
"Yeah, he thought it was, and I quote: Totally Awesome and I wish I had those powers!" Callie squealed.
"Ok, ok. C'mon, were going to be late for the last campfire before, we think, the Romans attack."
"Ok."
Callie took Ella's hand and they sun traveled to the pavilion.
Once there, no one really talked over dinner. Unless, of course, they were still making some brainstorms for tactics and such.
Once Chiron stomped his hoof, it wasn't as loud this time, for in the pavilion you could practically hear a pin drop.
He started off as clearing his throat. "I have been informed that they are definitely preparing to attack tomorrow."
There was no need to tell the crowd who 'they' was, everyone knew.
"I would like to thank you for all of your hard work. For each and every one of you, I want you to know that when they attack and you are risking you're lives for this camp, no matter how small and insignificant you may feel, you are very important to me, to everyone, and this camp!"
That got a round of applause, but died quickly.
"Everyone, there will be a short camp fire tonight. But they could attack at any moment in the night. Which is why we are having dinner a couple hours early, so you can all be rested. For tomorrow we go to war! Now it's time for some singing around the campfire, in honor of all of the people who fight for what they believe in. Apollo cabin, please, if you will."
They sang some pretty depressing songs. Most were about honor and dignity, and all that stuff. Finally it was time to turn in.(LOL IRONIC. I'm writing this before I go to bed.) As they were disbanding to their cabins Ella decided to Iris Message Leo. To tell him about how they had all prepared for the battles to come. She walked up to a fountain. "Oh Iris, goddess of the rainbow, except my offering." She flipped the coin in. "Show me Leo Valdez, Argo II."
What she saw made her want to cry. Leo was gazing into another girl's eyes, she had black hair, and darker skin. They were holding hands, almost as if they were about to kiss. Ella let some tears roll down her cheeks before swiping her hand through the message.
She ran. But she bumped into Connor. Hades! Ella thought. Now he's going to ask what's wrong. That's just what he did.
Connor took Ella's hands in his. "Ella what's wrong?"
"Nothing of your concern." The tears were falling now, she turned away and pulled out of his grip. "Leave me alone!" She bolted.
"Wait, Ella what's wrong?" Connor called after her. "Ella!"
She ran all the way to her cabin, collapsed on to her bed, and cried into her pillow. Never looking back once.
Callie was already in the room, she had been reading in her bed with the curtains drawn. Ella heard Callie pull open the curtains.
"Ella, what happened?"
See, it's the simple questions that get people to talk. At least that always worked when girls asked girls.
"I s-saw Leo, my ex-boyfriend but we are still friends, g-gazing into another girls eyes w-when I IM'd him."
"Aww. . .Well, you probably know you don't love him now right?"
Ella nodded.
"It's time for bed. And don't worry, you'll find someone. I know you will."
She tucked Ella in and turned out the light.
Before they knew it the war sirens were blaring, probably around 2:00 AM. They woke and rushed around to grab the weapons. You see, last night they had slept in their armor so it wouldn't take long to get ready. All they had to do was grab the items they needed. And had to deal with back pain.
Ella and Callie stood in the door frame, and neither of them could believe what they saw. They would never forget it.
The trigger plate that the Stoll brothers came up with worked, spouting up random flames around the border. So most of the Romans were already dead, but there was more. More that had gotten passed the fire, how they did it Ella didn't know.
Fellow Greek demigods were already fighting in hand to hand combat. This really was war. Not the kind of war where you play in your backyard with wooden swords, but a real war.
Ella and Callie looked at each other and charged into battle
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